Driver who died in van blast 'tried to kill oficers' EXCLUSIVE.Byline: BY LARRY NEILD City Editor A VAN driver who died when his vehicle was ripped apart in a massive explosion deliberately tried to lure Merseyside police Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. At present the force has 4,466 police officers plus over 2,000 police staff. officers to their deaths, it was revealed last night. Five officers were badly injured when gas cylinders exploded inside the van driven by Terry Langrell, 42. Merseyside's Chief Constable Noun 1. Chief Constable - the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; , Bernard Hogan-Howe, last night revealed that the investigation into the explosion is now being treated as the attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. of five police officers. Police believe Mr Langrell intended to harm the officers who had pursued him across the city on August 1. More details emerged at a meeting of Merseyside Police Authority yesterday. Mr Hogan-Howe did not indicate any possible motive. Last night, just one of the five officers remained in hospital, three are recovering at home and a fifth is back at work. Mr Hogan-Howe made an appeal for a mystery woman to come forward. Police say Mr Langrell bought a white Ford Transit The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses and pickup trucks, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe. The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage van, R509 KWR KWR Cryptographic Receive Unit , on March 9 in Bootle and was in the company of a woman. She was with him again on March 12, when he went to collect the van, and she was driving a blue or grey Peugeot 206 on both occasions. The woman is described as about 5ft tall, of medium build, aged between 35 and 40 with short dark hair. Police are also studying CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television films which capture events from Edge Hill where the van was first spotted to the moment in Park Road, Dingle when it exploded into flames. Just before 10pm the vehicle indicated it was stopping in St James Place, Toxteth. Several officers approached the van and when the door opened there was an explosion. The officer closest to the vehicle took the full force of the explosion and suffered extensive burns. The driver came out of the vehicle engulfed in flames. Mr Hogan-Howe praised local people for their help. Mr Langrell, 42, who had worked as a driving instructor driving instructor n → instructor(a) m/f de autoescuela driving instructor driving n → moniteur m d'auto-école had lived in Boyd Close, Leasowe, Wirral. Police later confirmed Mr Langrell went missing from his home on March 12 and had not been in contact with his family since. larryneild@dailypost.co.uk CAPTION(S): Terry Langrell - died in the explosion |
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